Enosburg VT EV Charger

Enosburg Makes the Map with EV Chargers

The Village of Enosburg Falls wanted to go green and show care for their local environment, and after learning about ...
Ilsely library Middlebury

E-Bikes Bring Summertime Joy for Families and Friends in Middlebury

Identifying a community need and leveraging local partners and resources to address it was an exciting piece of the puzzle ...
Building Efficient, Resilient Housing Building Efficient, Resilient Housing

Building Efficient, Resilient Housing

Home heating is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont, with the average Vermonter spending nearly $2,000 ...
VCRD Innovator Stories

Studio Hill Farm – Agriculture for the Future

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that roughly 30% of global emissions leading to climate change can be attributed to agricultural activities, ...
LED Dynamics VCRD Innovator Story

Vermont is Home to a State-of-the-Art LED Producer

Lighting accounts for nearly 5% of global CO2 emissions. With LED lighting achieving savings of 50-70%+ compared to older technologies, ...
Vermod VCRD Innovator Story

Vermod: Affordable Net-Zero Living, Built in Vermont

Vermod is a Wilder-based company that designs and builds affordable net-zero energy ready modular homes to meet the highest standards ...
Solar = Business and Job Opportunities for Vermont

Solar = Business and Job Opportunities for Vermont

Danielle Laberge has always dreamed of staying and working in Vermont, but after completing her studies in botany and ecology ...
New Framework VCRD Innovator Story

A New Framework for Design and Construction

New Frameworks is a natural design and construction firm with a central mission to help lead the transformation of our ...
Clean Energy Jobs Attract Young Professionals to Vermont

Clean Energy Jobs Attract Young Professionals to Vermont

Same Sun employee Jonathon Klos came to Vermont from Michigan to attend Green Mountain College. Instead of returning to Michigan, ...
Wheeled Hand Tools: Carbon Free Tools to Lever, Lift, and Move

Wheeled Hand Tools: Carbon Free Tools to Lever, Lift, and Move

Wheeled Hand Tool Systems, Inc. was founded in 1978 to create solutions that reduce human impact on the environment. Recognizing ...
It's More Than a Job

It’s More Than a Job

Danielle Bombardier, has found an opportunity for employment and growth in the expansion of renewable energy projects in Vermont. Originally ...
Vermont Electrician is Part of the Climate Economy Solution

Vermont Electrician is Part of the Climate Economy Solution

Nearly 18,000 Vermonters work in fields related to energy efficiency and renewable energy, which is over 4% of Vermont’s workforce ...
The Right House

The Right House

The Right House is a Stowe Vermont-based architectural firm that designs modern low carbon homes that stay true to the ...
Innovating and Manufacturing New Solar Technologies - In Vermont!

Innovating and Manufacturing New Solar Technologies – In Vermont!

All Earth Renewables has developed an award-winning solar tracking system right here in the Green Mountains which produces up to ...
Front Porch Forum Innovator Story

Helping Neighbors Reduce Carbon Footprint and Invest in Resilient Community

(FPF) is a free community-building platform that now serves every town in Vermont.* This service helps residents communicate with their ...
Efficiency Vermont

Replacing Mobile Homes in Vermont: Saving Fuel, Saving Money

Many mobile home residents in Vermont are faced with a significant challenge; while their incomes are often low, their energy ...
Local Publisher with a Global Mission

Local Publisher with a Global Mission

Green Writers Press (GWP) is a Vermont-based global publisher with a mission to help foster a sustainable environment through the ...
Efficiency Vermont

Empowering Energy Efficiency, One Loan at a Time

VSECU is a not for profit, cooperative credit union that is committed to finding opportunities within both its operations and ...
A Different Kind of Fuel Dealer

A Different Kind of Fuel Dealer

is a 15-year-old full service fuel dealer serving 2,500 members and customers in northwestern and central Vermont. The Co-op delivers ...
Food waste used for energy at Blue Spruce Farm

Food waste used for energy at Blue Spruce Farm

Blue Spruce Farm in Bridport, Vermont is known for the many gallons of milk that its cows produce each year ...
Generating Clean Energy on Underutilized Land

Generating Clean Energy on Underutilized Land

Burlington-based Encore Renewable Energy is a leading integrated clean energy company specializing in commercial, industrial, and community-scale solar PV systems ...
Remote Sensors Keep Turbines Running

Remote Sensors Keep Turbines Running

Wind power nationally is growing at a rate of roughly 30% a year, but it remains a major capital expense ...
VCRD Innovator Stories

Barre Company Develops Power Breakthrough

A key factor in harnessing renewable energy is how efficiently the DC power can be converted to AC power for ...
Storage Adds Reliability to Renewable Energy

Storage Adds Reliability to Renewable Energy

Vermont's Inc. (NRI) builds custom energy storage solutions to fit any application. As a result, the Waitsfield based company is ...
Ultramotive Corporation Innovator Story

Little spray nozzle produces big benefits

Few of us think about how a better nozzle could reduce the entire spray can industry’s environmental impact. Yet at ...
Insulated panels help reduce energy use

Insulated panels help reduce energy use

Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) make up one of the most sustainable, energy-efficient construction methods in the residential and light commercial ...
Lowering the price on large scale solar

Lowering the price on large scale solar

Nathaniel Vandal is the co-founder of Green Peak Solar, a Waitsfield, Vermont-based company focusing on developing large-scale solar energy systems ...
Cutting fossil fuel use with compost heat

Cutting fossil fuel use with compost heat

Enosburg Falls, VT - Most people know about composting—the natural recycling process that converts food scraps, leaves, and manures into ...
Energy innovation + preservation = downtown revitalization

Energy innovation + preservation = downtown revitalization

Stevens & Associates, P.C., an architectural and engineering firm, has a passion for walkable environments and mixed use buildings. Their ...
Biking innovations drive this nonprofit

Biking innovations drive this nonprofit

VBike is a nonprofit organization dedicated to shifting the bike culture in Vermont towards a more inclusive, fun, and transportation-oriented ...
Craftsbury Outdoor Center finds innovative heating solution for net-zero lodge

Craftsbury Outdoor Center finds innovative heating solution for net-zero lodge

Tucked behind a secluded lake in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, the Craftsbury Outdoor Center is an outdoor-lovers’ dream that offers year ...
Cutting carbon one board at a time

Cutting carbon one board at a time

ShackletonThomas is a Bridgewater, Vermont based company that specializes in making fine handmade furniture, pottery and accessories. For the past ...
SunCommon saves Vermonters $$ by repowering

SunCommon saves Vermonters $$ by repowering

As a former medic, police officer, non-profit manager, legislative director and values-led business executive - Duane Peterson has always been ...
Landfill methane powers WEC’s generators

Landfill methane powers WEC’s generators

For ten years now, Washington Electric Co-op has been generating power from the stuff that Vermonters throw away. Their system ...